A 16-year-old girl from Virginia, who police say was abducted by an MS-13 gang member, is missing for a second time just one week after her safe return.

Sinahi Aguilar-Cruz, of Prince William County, was last seen voluntarily leaving her home on Saturday (4 November), police say. According to WJLA, authorities said Aguilar-Cruz is missing and endangered as she is "believed to be in need of assistance".

When she last went missing, Aguilar-Criz was seen with 21-year-old Roberto Medrano Segovia at a party in Woodbridge, where they got into an argument. Segovia was allegedly seen forcing the Hispanic teen into a dark Honda Civic outside the home.

According to WTOP, Segovia was arrested in October for abduction, gang participation, destruction of property and providing a false name to law enforcement. Police said Segovia threatened people at the party with a knife and claimed to be an MS-13 gang member.

The man left the party, but later returned and slashed the tyres of a vehicle belonging to a person who had intervened on Aguilar-Cruz's behalf.

Segovia and the teen were found by police about a mile away at another home in Woodbridge, around 12 hours after she was reported missing. Police said the girl was unharmed and was returned to her family.